Week 5 Waiver Wire Pickups

Week 5 Waiver Wire Pickups A quarter of the NFL season has officially come and gone. Bye weeks have begun, so it will be important to know who you can fill in to your lineup each week. Our quest for a fantasy title continues and so does the scouring of the waiver wire, here are some names to add to your squad. For our on-going waiver wire exclusive* we will be breaking skill players down into 3 categories and then concluding by recommending some likely free-agent Defenses and Kickers: Game Changers: Game changers are exactly what they sound like. Players that through injury or opportunity rise up and become real impact players immediately. They may not be the best or most well-known players, but they are in a position to impact fantasy scores on a weekly basis. Depth with upside: Again, the name is fairly self-explanatory. These are players that are just waiting for that opportunity to excel. Often they possess a solid talent, and elite measurables, but they just have not had the opportunity to “break out” yet. This often includes handcuffs of underwhelming players or players that have started slow at deep positions, i.e. a QB or TE, that still [...]